Health & Saf. Code, § 78095 · Article 3. Definitions
Health & Saf. Code, § 78095
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
“Preliminary endangerment assessment” means an activity that is performed to determine whether current or past hazardous substance management practices have resulted in a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance that poses a threat to the public health or the environment and is conducted in a manner that complies with the guidelines published by the department entitled “Preliminary Endangerment Assessment: Guidance Manual,” or as those guidelines may be amended by the department. A preliminary endangerment assessment includes all of the following activities:
(a) Sampling and analysis of a site.
(b) A preliminary determination of the type and extent of hazardous material contamination of a site.
(c) A preliminary evaluation of the risks the hazardous materials contamination of a site may pose to public health or the environment.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.
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Cited by 6 provisions
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Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 65658.1Printed as Section 78095 of the Health and Safety Code
- Gov. Code, § 65658.5Printed as Section 78095 of the Health and Safety Code
- Gov. Code, § 65912.114Printed as Section 78095 of the Health and Safety Code
- Gov. Code, § 65912.124Printed as Section 78095 of the Health and Safety Code
- Gov. Code, § 65913.16Printed as Section 78095 of the Health and Safety Code
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